Making the perfect ‘cuppa’ tea is simple. Learn the proper way on making tea with our step-by-step instructions.
All you need to make a cup of tea is hot water and tea, but there’s some additional steps should you wish to make that ‘perfect’ cup of British tea. It really will help boost your tea drinking experience and make your tea so much better!
What you will need
- Loose Tea
- Teapot with an infuser
- Filtered water
- Instant Boiling Water Tap or a kettle
Below is a quick overview of how to make the ‘perfect’ cup of tea.
1. Use an Instant Boiling Water Tap or kettle to put water in your cup
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2. Put tea into a tea pot and add hot water from your boiling water tap or kettle
3. Cover teapot and steep the tea
Set timer to steep the tea at the correct duration. Steeping time is different for each type of tea so check packaging to make sure what is recommended, usually it’s no longer than 5 minutes.